Lagrangian turbulence in the Adriatic sea as computed from drifter data: Effects of inhomogeneity and nonstationarity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Maurizi, A ^a   Griffa, A ^b,c   Poulain, P M ^d   Tampieri, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Drifter; Inhomogeneity; Lagrangian turbulence; Nonstationarity

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENT; INHOMOGENEITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 3042718028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002119     Document Type: Article

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